J-pop Girl Group NMB48 Debuts at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

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J-pop Girl Group NMB48 Debuts at No. 1 on Japan Hot 100

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NMB48’s “Yokuboumono” blasts in at No. 1 on this week’s Billboard Japan Hot 100 dated Apr. 2 to 8. The popular J-pop girl group’s new single rules physical sales with 207,448 copies sold and comes in at No. 6 for look-ups and No. 8 for Twitter mentions.

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Lemon” steps down a notch after holding the top spot for two weeks, but it still dominates downloads for the eighth consecutive week and video views for the sixth. It’s also still at No. 1 for look-ups and holding steady in other metrics of the chart’s measurement as well, coming in at No. 7 for physical sales, No. 9 for radio airplay, and No. 10 for Twitter. It still has the potential to retake No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100 depending on the physical sales points of upcoming new releases.

Masaki Suda’s “Sayonara Elegy,” at No. 8 on this week’s Japan Hot 100, continues to rule the streaming metric for the fifth inconsecutive week. It slipped to No. 2 for a couple of weeks in between but retook the top spot where it’s been sitting for the third week in a row. Combined with its strength in video views and downloads, it looks like the song will stay in the upper ranks for a while.

Nogizaka46’s “Synchronicity” debuts at No. 17 on this week’s Japan Hot 100 powered only by Twitter (No. 1) and video view points (No. 7). The song broke into the the top 20 before the release of the physical single - - set to drop Apr. 25 - - displaying fans’ anticipation for new music from the popular girl group.